Dog Day Afternoon

Memory, Recreation, Place, Importance, Cultural, Nature/Wildlife,

ECHO Staff

ECHO Staff

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lake champian

Memory, Place, Historical, Nature/Wildlife,

leann montaque

leann montaque

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lake champian

Memory, Place, Nature/Wildlife,

This contributor to the Voices for the Lake exhibit at ECHO responded to the prompt: One of my favorite memories of Lake Champlain is...

what i thought of lake champian

leann montaque

leann montaque

first time here

Memory,

MARIS PORRO

MARIS PORRO

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Volunteers Pull European Frogbit to Save Bay

Concerns, Taking Action, Nature/Wildlife,

June 21, 2012
European Frogbit came into Lake Champlain from the north, down the St. Lawrence Seaway. It's possible it was transported by animals, but it's more likely to have caught a ride on boats, canoes, or kayaks.

The invasive water weed chokes out other wetland plants and degrades habitat for wildlife including fish.

Boaters don't like it much either since the floating plant forms think mats on the water surface making some waterways impassable.

But thanks to volunteers with the Lewis Creek Association, after three years of having to hire people to pull the plant, the amount of the invasive weed has decreased enough to be managed by volunteers.

Conservation Correspondent Bridget Butler talks with Sue Smith who discover the plant in Charlotte Town Farm Bay five years ago as well as Marty Illick and Elizabeth Hollenbach from the Lewis Creek Association.

ECHO Staff

ECHO Staff

summer swim fun

Memory,

jaylin seaman

jaylin seaman

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Tropical Storm Irene Spreads Invasive Knotweed

Concerns, Taking Action, Importance, Nature/Wildlife,

May 24, 2012
Brian Colleran from the Agency of Natural Resources has one focus for the summer - controlling Japanese Knotweed spread by Tropical Storm Irene.

Colleran says it could be overwhelming to think about all the places new plants are sprouting up, but he says the good news is that with a little help, removing the plants shouldn't be a problem. Japanese Knotweed looks like red asparagus and is often referred to as "bamboo".

It's problematic because it spreads by it's roots, which are shallow and if you try to dig it up when it's well established you may just be creating more plants.

On top of that, it contributes to riverbank erosion allowing soils to wash downstream and making entire sections of banks unstable. But there's hope.

Many of the plants that were transported during Irene are small and haven't established a strong roots system yet so they are easy to dig up and dispose of.

The tough part is locating where all these new plants are and that is Colleran's other job this summer, teaching people how to identify and report the plant, then show communities how to remove it properly.

ECHO Staff

ECHO Staff

henry

Recreation,

henry adrian

henry adrian

Handwritten

Dragon's Tale

Memory, Nature/Wildlife,

This contributor to the Voices for the Lake exhibit at ECHO responded to the prompt: What is your favorite memory of spending a day at the lake?

A story from when I was little.

Danielle Stisser

Danielle Stisser

JJR

Place,

Jose S

Jose S

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A Healthy Lake

Memory, Recreation, Taking Action, Place, Nature/Wildlife,

Brenna Comeau

Brenna Comeau

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lake shampane

Memory,

nolan grant

nolan grant

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